Chapter 6 Daneisha Lea, Daishona Jones and Ashley Lowell
Summary: After Snowball had been chased out of the farm, Napoleon has begun to make many changes. The animals on the farm are now working six days a week, including Sunday afternoons. Napoleon has decided they need 'help' on the farm from the "outside world", so he invites Mr. Whymper (a human) onto the farm. The pigs are now residing in the farm house, and are sleeping in the beds(with sheets). When the animals on the farm start to question this, Napoleon sends Squealer around to put an end to all curiosity. At the end of the chapter, Snowball becomes the blame for the destruction of the windmill the animals have been working so hard on.
Napoleon's Choice to Trade with Other Farms - This was Orwell's way of pointing out how Stalin was a hipocrit, because he disregarded the original principles of the Rebellion. This was to suggest that Stalin was more interested in his own personal interests than the cause of Communism.
Windmill - First of Stalin's Five Year Plans - Stalin's Five Year Plans were similar to Lenin's New Economic Policy which were to stimulate Russian industry and modernize it into the 20th century; the government had complete control of the Russian industry. The Windmill would provide electricity for the farm which would make work easier, representing the modernizing of Russian industry.
Mr. Whymper - Nations that traded with Russia while Communism was forming - It was important for Russia to have good relationships with other countries for the protection of the nation, but they also needed the goods that were traded for their own well being. Animal Farm (Russia), only produced so much and for what they slacked in, trading with China and other nations made up for.
Squealer - In the book, Squealer is always trying to justify the pigs and Napoleons actions. In history, this represents the people that worked for Stalin who would push propoganda out to suit whoever was in power, making sure everyone agreed with that person.
This is an example of one of Stalin's propoganda poster. On the bottom it says, "Stalin's care, brightens the future of our children!" by Irakli Toidze. This is propoganda because in reality, if they children grow up with communism, they will grow up to be Stalin's workers.
Quotes: Squealer refers to Napoleon as "The Leader" and the pigs move into the farm house and begin sleeping in beds. This isn't a quote but this shows how the pigs are starting to feel superior and above all the other animals.
Clover to Muriel: "Read me the fourth commandment. Does it not say something about never sleeping in a bed?" Muriel: "It says, 'No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets'" This is important because we're starting to see how the pigs take more privileges for themselves and justifies them by lying or secretly changing the commandments.
Napoleon: "Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?" This keeps being thrown in the animals face to turn their attention away from what the pigs are really doing. It throws them off and is a way to make sure their on the same page with Napoleon and accept what he says.
Pg. 45 top paragraph "Once again the animals were conscious of a vague uneasiness. Never to have any dealings with [humans], never to engage in trade, never to make use of money- had not these been among the earliest resolutions passed at the forst triumphat meeting after Jones was expelled? All the animals remembered passing such resolutions: or at least they thought that they remembered it." Snowball(Trotsky) was the one keeping the animals focused on why they started the rebellion againat Jones and other humans in the first place. Now that Snowball(Trotsky) is gone and Napoleon(Stalin) is making a lot of changes the animals are starting to lose sight of the purpose for rebelling. The pigs are contradicting themselves. They are embodying the very inequality that Animal Farm was created to overturn.
***IMPORTANT: Keep notes on how Napoleon(Stalin) is making changes in order to give slack to ONLY the pigs. He's making the pigs of higher power. Also, if animal raises curiosity, notice how Squealer and the dogs are always around the corner to put that curiosity in its "proper perspective".
Daneisha Lea, Daishona Jones and Ashley Lowell
Summary: After Snowball had been chased out of the farm, Napoleon has begun to make many changes. The animals on the farm are now working six days a week, including Sunday afternoons. Napoleon has decided they need 'help' on the farm from the "outside world", so he invites Mr. Whymper (a human) onto the farm. The pigs are now residing in the farm house, and are sleeping in the beds(with sheets). When the animals on the farm start to question this, Napoleon sends Squealer around to put an end to all curiosity. At the end of the chapter, Snowball becomes the blame for the destruction of the windmill the animals have been working so hard on.
Napoleon's Choice to Trade with Other Farms - This was Orwell's way of pointing out how Stalin was a hipocrit, because he disregarded the original principles of the Rebellion. This was to suggest that Stalin was more interested in his own personal interests than the cause of Communism.
Windmill - First of Stalin's Five Year Plans - Stalin's Five Year Plans were similar to Lenin's New Economic Policy which were to stimulate Russian industry and modernize it into the 20th century; the government had complete control of the Russian industry. The Windmill would provide electricity for the farm which would make work easier, representing the modernizing of Russian industry.
Mr. Whymper - Nations that traded with Russia while Communism was forming - It was important for Russia to have good relationships with other countries for the protection of the nation, but they also needed the goods that were traded for their own well being. Animal Farm (Russia), only produced so much and for what they slacked in, trading with China and other nations made up for.
Squealer - In the book, Squealer is always trying to justify the pigs and Napoleons actions. In history, this represents the people that worked for Stalin who would push propoganda out to suit whoever was in power, making sure everyone agreed with that person.
This is an example of one of Stalin's propoganda poster. On the bottom it says, "Stalin's care, brightens the future of our children!" by Irakli Toidze. This is propoganda because in reality, if they children grow up with communism, they will grow up to be Stalin's workers.
Quotes: Squealer refers to Napoleon as "The Leader" and the pigs move into the farm house and begin sleeping in beds. This isn't a quote but this shows how the pigs are starting to feel superior and above all the other animals.
Clover to Muriel: "Read me the fourth commandment. Does it not say something about never sleeping in a bed?"
Muriel: "It says, 'No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets'"
This is important because we're starting to see how the pigs take more privileges for themselves and justifies them by lying or secretly changing the commandments.
Napoleon: "Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?"
This keeps being thrown in the animals face to turn their attention away from what the pigs are really doing. It throws them off and is a way to make sure their on the same page with Napoleon and accept what he says.
Pg. 45 top paragraph
"Once again the animals were conscious of a vague uneasiness. Never to have any dealings with [humans], never to engage in trade, never to make use of money- had not these been among the earliest resolutions passed at the forst triumphat meeting after Jones was expelled? All the animals remembered passing such resolutions: or at least they thought that they remembered it."
Snowball(Trotsky) was the one keeping the animals focused on why they started the rebellion againat Jones and other humans in the first place. Now that Snowball(Trotsky) is gone and Napoleon(Stalin) is making a lot of changes the animals are starting to lose sight of the purpose for rebelling. The pigs are contradicting themselves. They are embodying the very inequality that Animal Farm was created to overturn.
***IMPORTANT: Keep notes on how Napoleon(Stalin) is making changes in order to give slack to ONLY the pigs. He's making the pigs of higher power. Also, if animal raises curiosity, notice how Squealer and the dogs are always around the corner to put that curiosity in its "proper perspective".